Definition of Long-beard

1. Noun. A stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century).

Exact synonyms: Bellarmine, Greybeard, Longbeard
Generic synonyms: Jug

Lexicographical Neighbors of Long-beard

lonesome
lonesome(a)
lonesomely
lonesomeness
lonesomenesses
lonesomes
long
long, long lost
long-acting
long-acting thyroid stimulator
long-acuminate
long-ago
long-arm statute
long-arm statutes
long-awaited
long-beard (current term)
long-billed marsh wren
long-breathed
long-chain
long-chain-acyl-CoA dehydrogenase
long-chain-alcohol O-fatty-acyltransferase
long-chain-alcohol dehydrogenase
long-chain-fatty-acid-(acyl-carrier-protein) ligase
long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase
long-chain-fatty-acyl-glutamate deacylase
long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
long-clawed prawn
long-dated
long-day plant
long-distance

Literary usage of Long-beard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Prose: Selections edited by Henry Craik (1910)
"WILLIAM WITH THE LONG BEARD THEN John, which had turned to the French king again his own brother, seeing the fame and honour of his brother, and feebleness ..."

2. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"WILLIAM WITH THE LONG BEARD. THE story of "William the son of Osbert, otherwise William of the Long Beard, must be noticed, because it is the one case in ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"... obovate-cuneate, 2-2}^ in. long; beard white; ... obovate- cuneate, 3 in. long; beard white, tipped with yellow; ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Lvs. 1-1X ft. long: stem 2-3 ft. high : spathe valves tinged with purple: outer segments obovate-cuneate, 2-3 in. long; beard yellow; inner segments as ..."

5. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"... the reputation he acquired, he did not suffer any arrears to accumulate. c 3 The King forbids him to leave ofF a wig without wearing a long beard. Nov. ..."

6. Old England and New England, in a Series of Views Taken on the Spot: In a by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"... body as well as soul—How to get a good dinner, and how to eat it—Curious statistics—Shirt washing and bathing— One advantage of a long beard—How to take ..."

7. English Prose: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers and by Henry Craik (1916)
"WILLIAM WITH THE LONG BEARD THEN John, which had turned to the French king ... And William with the long beard showed to the king the outrage of the rich ..."

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